Topic: How To Invest

Q: I continue to use your advice and my portfolio is doing really well. Can I get your opinion on MSCI Inc.? Thanks.

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A: MSCI Inc., $469.33, symbol MSCI on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 80.1 million; Market cap: $37.9 billion; Finance sector; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.msci.com) provides investment decision support tools for its clients to manage their investment processes worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Index, Analytics, ESG and Climate, and All Other Private Assets. The Index segment provides indexes for use in various areas of investment, including ETFs, mutual funds, annuities, futures, options, structured products, over-the-counter derivatives; performance benchmarking; portfolio construction and rebalancing; and asset allocation. The Analytics segment offers risk management, performance and portfolio management content, and services to provide a view of risk and return, and an analysis of market, credit and liquidity across asset classes. It also offers managed services, including consolidation of client portfolio data from various sources. In addition, the Analytics segment provides access to its HedgePlatform, which measures, evaluates, and monitors the risk of hedge fund investments. The ESG and Climate segment provides products and services that help institutional investors…